Archives for "December, 2009"

Jack Hudson

23rd December 2009

I have this old children’s book called “Scary Things” that I got in a bargain bin years ago. It’s essentially a 200 page list of everything the author is afraid of, with accompanying stick-figure illustrations. I was obsessed with that book for a long time. Super talented illustrator Jack Hudson recently updated his portfolio with a [...]

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Flickr Talent

22nd December 2009

It’s only been a week since the launch of the site + the Flickr photo group is still totally in it’s infancy but I’ve already found a handful of amazing photographers + their work. If you haven’t signed up yet, c’mon. Join the party. After the jump, work from two members of the pool, Paul [...]

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Geometric Bang

22nd December 2009

These images are from a Flickr user that goes by the moniker Geometric Bang…and that’s about all I can tell you. I stumbled on his work via a friend on Flickr + it’s right up my alley. But Geo, we’ll call him that, doesn’t have a url or a real name or any other solid info [...]

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Nicole Gastonguay

21st December 2009

My mom just gave me two big boxes of xmas ornaments, which was mostly full of kitschy cross-stitched crap from my old, sour grandmother, reaffirming the notion that cross-stiching = gross. Especially when it’s 3 dimensional (see: little drummer boy ornament). Nicole Gastonguay is changing my mind. A graphic designer at a publishing house in [...]

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Ryan Jacob Smith

21st December 2009

Portland painter/designer Ryan Jacob Smith has a really great sense of color + knows how to let a single color carry a whole suite of work. Check out the massive series of pink work on his Flickr.

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Gianluigi Rivasi

18th December 2009

I think Italian artist Gianluigi Rivasi has maybe 40 illustrations online but it’s already official, he’s an ink wizard. I just hope he’ll show us more. Stay tuned.

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Madi Ju

18th December 2009

Happy Friday, y’allll. Check out the work of Chinese photographer Madi Ju. Her site feels more like a personal collection than a portfolio. I think that’s an accomplishment in itself.

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Nastya Tailakova

17th December 2009

Nastya Tailakova is a Russian photographer with a lean + mean Flickr account. Great stuff.

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Kirsty Whiten

17th December 2009

I’ve been sitting on these intense watercolor paintings by Kirsty Whiten for a while now + I’m not really sure why I haven’t shared them yet. I’m especially into the bizarre “Monkey Relic” series.

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Ben Barry

17th December 2009

Dope show posters from the portfolio of recent University of N. Texas graduate Ben Barry.

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